Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Flying Boat Development Flight - Personnel and locations
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This was formed on 1 January 1924 at RAF Cattewater to provide aircraft for HMS Pegasus and embarked as RAF Unit, HMS Pegasus on 20 Mar 1924.
It reformed on 1 May 1924 at RAF Felixstowe.
Source - January 1925 Air Force List
Source - February 1925 Air Force List
Source - March 1925 Air Force List
Source - April 1925 Air Force List
Source - May 1925 Air Force List
Source - June 1925 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Felixstowe, Suffolk | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Archibald S C S MacLaren | 23 Oct 1924 | Officer Commanding, |
Flt Lt | Bernard C H Cross | 11 May 1920 | DFC |
Hon Flt Lt | Francis P Smythies | 17 Mar 1925 |
Source - July 1925 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Felixstowe, Suffolk | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Gerald E Livock | 14 Sep 1925 | Officer Commanding, DFC |
Flt Lt | Bernard C H Cross | 11 May 1920 | DFC |
Hon Flt Lt | Francis P Smythies | 17 Mar 1925 | |
Fg Off | Leon Martin | 9 Oct 1925 | |
Fg Off | Alfred R Wardle | 9 Jul 1925 | later A/Cdre |
Source - March 1926 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Felixstowe, Suffolk | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Gerald E Livock | 14 Sep 1925 | Officer Commanding, DFC |
Flt Lt | Bernard C H Cross | 11 May 1920 | DFC |
Hon Flt Lt | Francis P Smythies | 17 Mar 1925 | |
Fg Off | Leon Martin | 9 Oct 1925 | |
Fg Off | Alfred R Wardle | 9 Jul 1925 | later A/Cdre |
Source - July 1926 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Felixstowe, Suffolk | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Gerald E Livock | 14 Sep 1925 | Officer Commanding, DFC |
Flt Lt | Bernard C H Cross | 11 May 1920 | DFC |
Hon Flt Lt | Francis P Smythies | 17 Mar 1925 |
Source - December 1926 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Felixstowe, Suffolk | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Charles L Scott | 9 May 1927 | Officer Commanding, DSC |
Flt Lt | Bernard C H Cross | 11 May 1920 | DFC |
Hon Flt Lt | Francis P Smythies | 17 Mar 1925 | |
Fg Off | Frederick W W Wilson | 1 Sep 1926 | |
Fg Off | Reginald H Stocken | 17 Feb 1927 | |
Plt Off | William G Abrams | 17 May 1927 | |
Plt Off | Charles E Chilton | 17 May 1927 | later AM |
Plt Off | Roy S Darbishire | 17 May 1927 |
Source - July 1927 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Felixstowe, Suffolk | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Charles L Scott | 9 May 1927 | Officer Commanding, DSC |
Flt Lt | Bernard C H Cross | 11 May 1920 | DFC |
Fg Off | Lascelles S Birt | 3 Mar 1928 | |
Fg Off | Leslie L King | 5 Jan 1928 | DFC |
Fg Off | Alister L Mortimer | 29 Mar 1928 | |
Fg Off | William G Abrams | 17 May 1927 |
Source - July 1928 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Felixstowe, Suffolk | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Charles L Scott | 9 May 1927 | Officer Commanding, DSC |
Flt Lt | Bernard C H Cross | 11 May 1920 | DFC |
Fg Off | Lascelles S Birt | 3 Mar 1928 | |
Fg Off | Leslie L King | 5 Jan 1928 | DFC |
Fg Off | Alister L Mortimer | 29 Mar 1928 | |
Fg Off | William G Abrams | 17 May 1927 |
Source - September 1928 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Felixstowe, Suffolk | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Charles L Scott | 9 May 1927 | Officer Commanding, DSC |
Flt Lt | John Duminy | 18 Sep 1928 | |
Flt Lt | Edward P M Davis | 17 Dec 1928 | AFC, AM |
Fg Off | Leslie L King | 5 Jan 1928 | DFC |
Source - July 1929 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Felixstowe, Suffolk | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Augustus H Orlebar | 2 Dec 1929 | Officer Commanding, AFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Edward P M Davis | 17 Dec 1928 | AFC, AM |
Fg Off | Leslie L King | 5 Jan 1928 | DFC |
Plt Off | Bryant T Shelley | 31 Jul 1929 | |
Plt Off | Francis C Sturgiss | 31 Jul 1929 | Photography duties |
Attached from Royal Canadian Air Force | |||
Flt Lt | Alan H Hull | 23 Oct 1929 |
Source - July 1930 Air Force List
Source - August 1930 Air Force List
Source - September 1930 Air Force List
Source - October 1930 Air Force List
Source - November 1930 Air Force List
Source - December 1930 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Various | RAF Felixstowe, Suffolk | Coastal Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | Edward P M Davis | 17 Dec 1928 | Officer Commanding, AFC, AM |
Fg Off | Leslie L King | 5 Jan 1928 | DFC |
Fg Off | Bryant T Shelley | 31 Jul 1929 | |
Fg Off | Francis C Sturgiss | 31 Jul 1929 | Photography duties |
Source - July 1931 Air Force List
It was absorbed into the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment on 14 March 1932.
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